CFLs burn twice the electricity as previously thought

Tom Jackson
Jan 11, 2010

Compact fluorescent light bulbs were supposed to significantly cut our energy use. Now it turns out, they’re consuming twice as much electricity as claimed due to their poor “power factor.”

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